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pickNon si può prescindere da quest‘opera per capire ciò che è stato scritto dopo. Senza questo, non ci sarebbero stati gli altri.
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Well this was quite the challenge. I thought I'd 'get' this - after all, I've got a degree in sociology. I don't, however, have degrees in philosophy, psychology (the Freudian stuff made me cringe I'm afraid), history, politics, evolutionary biology, etc etc. It's a formidable work and very impressive in its scope but I have to admit a lot of it went over my head.
Okie dokie artichokie - I've only ever really read Jacqueline Wilson who I believe is gay & has some gay characters. Clearly therefore this one needs some work - I really want to read some of Simone De Beauvior's work & am going to look through this tag to see what you guys recommend!
#integrateyourshelf @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn
New in-person buddy read!
pickSo glad I read this! Written in 1949, I knew it would be outdated in some ways and it was, particularly its use of psychoanalysis, but I was mainly surprised by how much of it didn‘t feel out of date. I‘ve read feminist texts from the 80s that stand up less well than this today. I‘m so glad I read the original rather than just reading about it, Simone de Beauvoir is such an icon for me.
#widehorizonsreadathon
@MoonWitch94 #thoughtfulthursday
1. The second sex on audio, rabbits for food in print and the wild places on kindle
2. Cliche but my boyfriend 💖 he‘s the person I feel most at home with and have the most fun with, he‘s the most interesting person I know
3. Everywhere I haven‘t been yet lol, I think the two places I‘ve been that I‘ve most enjoyed were Montreal and Warsaw (very different!)
Replenishment for my #GreatestBooks Display! 😁
Have you read any of these?!
#BookTalk
bailed{#FiercelyFemaleReads 🖤🌻}
Bailing on The Second Sex because it is outdated and also male bashing and hateful. I don‘t know what “feminism” was then but to me feminism is equality for the human race. That means men, women and other genders and sexes, all creeds and colours... not just women. Feminism is not about sexism towards men, which is 98% all this book appears to be — sexism towards men. It‘s disgusting. #booklover #feminist #butnotsexist
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Thoughts so far; why is the text so so tiny and BOLD? Let‘s make it all bold so it‘s hard to read and vaguely shouty? 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ Why is there a chapter on D. H. Lawrence in the contents? If De Beauvoir starts talking smack about him I‘m going to launch this tome through the window. That is all. #bookworm #booklover #bookaddict
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My bookmail arrived!! The Classical Greek dictionary may be a CR for a few months whilst I familiarise myself with pronunciation and aorists. I‘m really really looking forward to devouring Phaedo and The Second Sex is #FiercelyFemaleReads first official read! It‘s a TOME but I‘ve always been a lover of big books so let‘s do this 👊 #booklover #bookaddict #bookworm #feminism #classicist #plato
I'm sure I'll get around to reading the whole thing someday 😬
#female #maylovesclassics #litsyclassics @Sarah83 @Bambolina_81
bailedIn my opinion, this is too dry, too repetitive and just plain outdated. I don‘t need 800 pages to be shown with evidence out of history and literature that a women is a second class human in a patriarchal society. I guess that‘s one of the big accomplishments of feminism that we are aware. I am more interested at this point to get pointers on how to slay the dragon.
I‘m texting this to my dad first thing in the morning.....because for some reason my being all of the above can be a bit to hard to handle. #books #women #simonedebeauvoir
#QuotsyFeb #style I can‘t remember the exact quote. But I remember reading Simone de Beauvoir & she said of Sartre‘s mother : that even when she was old , she turned heads in the street , because she held herself with such dignity & style. ( pic of de Beauvoir)
Some incredible finds from this morning‘s trip to my library‘s used book sale! They‘re all in excellent condition, and absurdly cheap (25¢ for paper, 50¢ for hc). I‘m especially excited about the de Beauvoir and the Amis. Also, turns out all of the hardcovers were first editions—including Ragtime (pub. 1975), and Cold Mountain (pub. 1997). #bookhaul #usedbooks #booksale
Born on this day in 1908. http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/01/10-famous-quotes-from-simone-de-beauvoir/...
Happy birthday to Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)!! De Beauvoir was a French feminist writer & intellectual best known for her contribution of feminist existentialism. She argued that women are the Second Sex because they are always viewed in relation to men as "the Other," & therefore must comport to patriarchal norms. She also wrote novels & was active in the French women's liberation movement. ?????
And she put up with Sartre. ?
